VADODARA: The special operations group (SOG) has busted a prostitution racket being operated from the city.
Acting on a tip-off, the cops raided Hotel New Relax Inn late on Tuesday night and arrested three men involved in the illegal flesh trade.
“We found two women inside the hotel in suspicious condition.
We questioned them following which they revealed to us about the prostitution racket,” SOG sleuths said.
During further investigations, the cops learnt that the mastermind of the racket used to bring women from Maharashtra to the city.
The cops have arrested Ramesh Dabhi, who is manager of Hotel New Relax Inn, Praveen Gohil, a resident of Makarpura and Devraj Kapdi, resident of Old Padra Road but originally a native of Maharashtra.
The fourth accused Kachru Lalji, a resident of Rajasthan, is declared wanted.
According to the police, the accused used to run the racket through a website.
Once the user visits the website, he is given a Whatsapp number on which he is asked to send a message.
The user then receives photographs of women through Whatsapp.
After the customer selects the girl, he is given the address of the hotel where he can meet her.
The customer then makes payment to the hotel manager who directs him to the room.